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The Republican tax framework raises the Child Tax Credit (CTC) but the increase is non-refundable, meaning only families with high enough incomes to owe federal income taxes would benefit — leaving out millions of low-income working families with children. Justifying the proposal,...

Senate Budget Committee Republicans drafting a 2018 budget resolution are reportedly considering letting the Senate use the fast-track “reconciliation” process to pass a tax bill that loses revenue and increases deficits. That would mark a major break with promises from...

The Republican budget resolution that the House Budget Committee approved would launch a fast-track “reconciliation” process to enact a tax bill without any Democratic votes, and all indications are that the GOP’s tax bill would focus its benefits overwhelmingly on the wealthy and multinational corporations. Although the resolution can’t dictate policy details to the tax-writing House Ways and...

Millionaires would get average tax cuts of $114,000 in 2018 from a plan — very similar to what President Trump has proposed — to let the owners of “pass-through” such as partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships pay only a maximum 15 percent rate on their business income, according to...

Will the tax plan that the Trump Administration will reportedly release this week meet three principles that key Republicans, including the President and other top Administration officials, have advanced: not reducing overall revenues, not cutting taxes for the wealthy, and focusing its benefits on...

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady recently defended a centerpiece of the House GOP and Trump campaign tax plans — a special, much lower rate for “pass-through” business income — by citing “Michael the local plumber” as the type of small business...